Replay - EBB 155 - Pelvic Floor Health in Pregnancy and Postpartum with Dr. Juan Michelle Martin

Evidence Based Birth®

Rebecca Dekker

Pregnancy, Health & Fitness, Childbirth, Parenting, Birth, Medicine, Kids & Family, Doula, Obstetrician, Midwife

4.6 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

May 17, 2023 - On today's episode we are honoring Pelvic Floor Awareness Month with a replay episode from one of our most popular episodes, an interview with Dr. Juan Michelle Martin all about pelvic floor health in both pregnancy and postpartum.

Content warning: discussion of sexual function and dysfunctions in plain terms.

In this episode, I will be talking with Dr. Juan Michelle Martin. Dr. Martin is a pelvic floor specialist for 13 years and now an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor. Dr. Martin is the owner and founder of JMM Health Solutions. She's created a few programs for pregnant individuals as well as two coaching programs, one of them being a 12-week program for people with endometriosis, and the other being a four-week program for individuals suffering from dyspareunia.

We talk about the benefits of pelvic floor therapy for pregnancy and postpartum. We also talk about the importance of advocating for accessible pelvic care services.

Learn more about Dr. Juan Michelle Martin here (https://www.jmmhealthsolutions.com/).
Follow Dr. Martin on Instagram here (www.instagram.com/thepelvicperspective).
View Dr. Martin’s pelvic floor topic videos on YouTube for JMM Health Solutions here (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKNEkVefn_wLgrqlf4wyXHw).
Learn more about Academy of Pelvic Health (APH) here (https://aptapelvichealth.org/). Follow APH on Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/aptapelvic/).
Learn more about Herman & Wallace here (https://hermanwallace.com/). Follow Herman & Wallace on Facebook here (https://www.facebook.com/HermanandWallace/).
Listen to recent EBB episodes about Pelvic Floor Health & Postpartum:
- EBB 256 - Top 3 Recommendations for Preventing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction after Birth with Dr. Sarah Duvall
- EBB 264 - Top 3 Tips for Exercise in Pregnancy with Mamastefit

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi everyone on today's podcast we're going to talk with Dr.
0:03.6	Joanne Michelle Martin about pelvic floor therapy for pregnancy and postpartum.
0:12.0	Welcome to the Evidence-Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my
0:16.8	PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together to get evidence-based information into the hands of families and professionals around the world.
0:28.0	As a reminder, this information is not medical advice.
0:31.0	See EB-B-Birth.com slash disclaimer for more details.
0:37.0	Hi everyone in honor of pelvic floor awareness month I'm excited to share with you a replay of one of our favorite
0:44.3	podcast episodes at EBB. And that is episode 155, an interview with Dr. Joanne Michelle Martin
0:51.4	about pelvic floor health and pregnancy and postpartum.
0:55.2	Before we get started with today's replay, I do want to make an announcement that is relevant
0:59.8	for those of you listening in May of 2023, and that is we are opening applications for the
1:05.5	evidence-based birth instructor program in just a few weeks.
1:09.5	The EBB instructor program is designed for experienced birth workers and health care workers who want to teach official EBB curriculum in their community or online.
1:19.0	You can choose to
1:23.6	evidence-based birth, continuing education workshops to birth pros, the full EBB
1:26.0	childbirth class to parents, or both.
1:28.8	Applications open on June 6, and they will close on July 3 and those who are admitted to the
1:35.1	instructor program can begin their studies in August of 2023. So if you're
1:40.0	thinking about applying we strongly recommend that you attend one of our free
1:43.7	Q&A webinars about joining the instructor program.
1:48.0	Applications for the EBB instructor program only open once per year.
1:51.5	So if you want to train this year to become an EBB instructor, head to EB Birth.com
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